Lovato
Appearance
Language(s) | Italian |
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Origin | |
Meaning | "Like a wolf" |
Region of origin | Northern Italy |
Other names | |
Related names | Levato, Leveto, Levito, Levetto, Lobato |
Lovato is a surname of northern Italian origin. It derives from the Late Latin personal name Lupatus, derivative of Latin lupus, meaning "wolf". This is one of several medieval personal names which became popular under the influence of Germanic compound personal names formed with wolf-.[1]
People
- Demi Lovato (b. 1992), an American actress and singer-songwriter
- Frank Lovato, Jr. (b. 1963), an American jockey
- Lovato Lovati (1241–1309), an Italian scholar, judge, and humanist
- Roberto Lovato (b. 1963), an American journalist and commentator
- Tony Lovato (b. 1980), an American singer and guitarist with the band Mest